Gary Siegel

NEW YORK - Tender rates for the Treasury Department’s latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were higher, as the three-months incurred a 0.135% high rate, up from 0.125% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.180% high rate, up from 0.160% the week before.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $25 billion 56-day cash management bills on Wednesday, November 17.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said Tuesday it will sell $25 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.

NEW YORK - The Empire State Manufacturing Survey showed “conditions deteriorated in November for New York State manufacturers,” the Federal Reserve Bank of New York today reported, as the general business conditions index fell into negative territory for the first time in more than a year, dropping to negative 11.14 in the month from 15.73 in October, the Fed reported.

Federal Reserve governor Daniel Tarullo said Friday that the foreclosure process offers no “good outcome” for any party and urged lenders to offer modifications to borrowers.

Consumer sentiment rose to 69.3 in the first of two readings for November by the University of Michigan, up from a final October level of 67.7, market sources said.

NEW YORK - The University of Michigan's preliminary November consumer sentiment index reading was 69.3, compared to the final October 67.7, the preliminary October 67.9, and the final September 68.2, according to market sources.

NEW YORK – The foreclosure process offers no “good outcome” for any party, Federal Reserve Gov. Daniel Tarullo's said Friday, in urging lenders to offer modifications to borrowers.

The Treasury Department Wednesday auctioned $16 billion of 30-year bonds with a 4 1/4% coupon at a 4.320% high yield and a price of 98.829162.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department today auctioned $16 billion of 30-year bonds with a 4 1/4% coupon at a 4.320% high yield, a price of 98.829162.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department today sold $25 billion 55-day cash management bills, dated November 12, due January 6, 2011, at a 0.145% high tender rate.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $23 billion year bills on Tuesday, November 16.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said Wednesday it will auction $29 billion 91-day bills and $28 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

NEW YORK - Mortgage loan application volume grew 5.8% on a seasonally adjusted basis in the week ended November 5, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey, released Wednesday.

Retail sales at chain stores rose 1.3% in the week and 3.4% year-over-year, according to the ICSC-Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot released Tuesday.

The Treasury Department auctioned $24 billion of 10-year notes Tuesday with a 2 5/8% coupon at a 2.636% high yield, a price of 99.903856. The bid-to-cover ratio was 2.80.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department auctioned $24 billion of 10-year notes with a 2 5/8% coupon at a 2.636% high yield, a price of 99.903856.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $25 billion of four-week bills at a 0.105% high yield, a price of 99.992125.

NEW YORK – November sales were 2.6% better than last November, but short of the 2.9% increase expected, according to the weekly retail sales report for the week ended November 6, released by Johnson Redbook Tuesday.

NEW YORK – Retail sales at chain stores increased 1.3% in the week and 3.4% year-over-year, according to the ICSC-Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot released Tuesday.